Jared Weintraub

NYC native Jared Weintraub is a young veteran of today’s music scene, having started his stage career at the young age of 14 in the clubs of Manhattan. This feat is impressive to be sure, but if you don’t live around New York, you probably haven’t caught Jared playing live. However, if you were a fan on NBC’s The Sing Off, then you likely saw Weintraub’s collegiate a capella group, The Deltones (who made it into the top 10 of the competition). Needless to say, Weintraub has found much success in a short period of time.

His latest release is titled Full Band; an EP with five original tunes written for the acoustic guitar and brought to life with a (you guessed it) full band. We asked Jared to give us a flavor of the sound you’ll find on the new EP – he says “I would describe my sound as acoustic/folk/pop. I combine folk’s meaningful lyrics, with an acoustic feel, and the catchiness of pop while also making sure that every song has a positive purpose or meaning…I think when you listen to my EP on repeat you will hear something new or be able to find a different meaning each time.” Weintraub is on full throttle supporting Full Band, so click to www.jaredweintraub.com for all of the information on Jared’s latest shows and activities. There’s still much to get into, so keep reading for all the answers to the XXQs below.
XXQs: Jared Weintraub
PensEyeView.com (PEV): How would you describe your sound and what makes you different from others in your genre?
Jared Weintraub (JW): I would describe my sound as acoustic/folk/pop. My sound is unique because I combine folk’s meaningful lyrics, with an acoustic feel, and the catchiness of pop while also making sure that every song has a positive purpose or meaning. Many other artists focus on one of the aspects I’ve mentioned while neglecting the others. My music is easy and fun to listen to, but at the same time I think when you listen to my EP on repeat you will hear something new or be able to find a different meaning each time.
PEV: Born in the suburbs of New York City, what kind of music were you into growing up? Do you remember your first concert?
JW: It was very rare for my family to have modern pop music playing on the radio. Very early on I remember listening to show tunes with my grandfather and then came Elvis and other music from the 50’s, the Jackson 5, the Beatles, etc. When I was younger I would listen to one CD on repeat for hours and days on end until I really internalized the music I loved listening to. Now I tend to listen to almost anything I can get my hands on (or really my phone to download). As far as my earliest concert goes I have a very vague memory of seeing my uncle Art play a big show in NYC.
PEV: What was it like trying to break into the music scene when you first started? What was your first show like?
JW: I’ve been playing music for as long as I can remember. There have been several different times when I’ve had the realization or reconfirmation that this was really what I am meant to be doing. The first time I really felt like I should pursue music was in the 4th grade when I found out I had been casted as Birdie in the play “Bye Bye Birdie” when there were older kids who were going to be extras. I remember being so surprised and thinking that I must actually be good at this thing that I loved doing if I was chosen over older kids. My solo career really began when I started playing open mics around my freshman or sophomore year of high school. I would take the train into the city and have to pretend to be 21 or basically try and blend in as much as possible until I performed. My first solo gigs began when the bars I started playing these open mics at began offering me performance slots to what would be empty rooms. I loved just being able to perform outside of my hometown.
PEV: What can fans expect from a live Jared Weintraub show?
JW: Every show I play is a little bit different. Sometimes I’ll play with a full band, sometimes I’ll play an acoustic set with a female vocalist singing harmonies, but usually I will perform as a solo acoustic act. I love to play my original music but also love to throw in some covers in many different genres, which fans might not expect. No matter the set up or the venue fans can expect passion, enthusiasm, and fun. I also never wear shoes on stage!
PEV: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you step on stage to perform?
JW: I always prepare very seriously for each performance and am my harshest critic leading up to the show. When the actual performance comes I remind myself that I have put a lot of hard work and energy into preparing for this moment and to remember that the most important part of performing is to have fun and be focused emotionally on each song I perform. I love being in front of people so when I finally get to step on stage to perform I am usually more relaxed and confident than any other time in my life.
PEV: What is the best part about being on stage in front of an - Pens Eye View

NYC native Jared Weintraub is a young veteran of today’s music scene, having started his stage career at the young age of 14 in the clubs of Manhattan. This feat is impressive to be sure, but if you don’t live around New York, you probably haven’t caught Jared playing live. However, if you were a fan on NBC’s The Sing Off, then you likely saw Weintraub’s collegiate a capella group, The Deltones (who made it into the top 10 of the competition). Needless to say, Weintraub has found much success in a short period of time.

His latest release is titled Full Band; an EP with five original tunes written for the acoustic guitar and brought to life with a (you guessed it) full band. We asked Jared to give us a flavor of the sound you’ll find on the new EP – he says “I would describe my sound as acoustic/folk/pop. I combine folk’s meaningful lyrics, with an acoustic feel, and the catchiness of pop while also making sure that every song has a positive purpose or meaning…I think when you listen to my EP on repeat you will hear something new or be able to find a different meaning each time.” Weintraub is on full throttle supporting Full Band, so click to www.jaredweintraub.com for all of the information on Jared’s latest shows and activities. There’s still much to get into, so keep reading for all the answers to the XXQs below.
XXQs: Jared Weintraub
PensEyeView.com (PEV): How would you describe your sound and what makes you different from others in your genre?
Jared Weintraub (JW): I would describe my sound as acoustic/folk/pop. My sound is unique because I combine folk’s meaningful lyrics, with an acoustic feel, and the catchiness of pop while also making sure that every song has a positive purpose or meaning. Many other artists focus on one of the aspects I’ve mentioned while neglecting the others. My music is easy and fun to listen to, but at the same time I think when you listen to my EP on repeat you will hear something new or be able to find a different meaning each time.
PEV: Born in the suburbs of New York City, what kind of music were you into growing up? Do you remember your first concert?
JW: It was very rare for my family to have modern pop music playing on the radio. Very early on I remember listening to show tunes with my grandfather and then came Elvis and other music from the 50’s, the Jackson 5, the Beatles, etc. When I was younger I would listen to one CD on repeat for hours and days on end until I really internalized the music I loved listening to. Now I tend to listen to almost anything I can get my hands on (or really my phone to download). As far as my earliest concert goes I have a very vague memory of seeing my uncle Art play a big show in NYC.
PEV: What was it like trying to break into the music scene when you first started? What was your first show like?
JW: I’ve been playing music for as long as I can remember. There have been several different times when I’ve had the realization or reconfirmation that this was really what I am meant to be doing. The first time I really felt like I should pursue music was in the 4th grade when I found out I had been casted as Birdie in the play “Bye Bye Birdie” when there were older kids who were going to be extras. I remember being so surprised and thinking that I must actually be good at this thing that I loved doing if I was chosen over older kids. My solo career really began when I started playing open mics around my freshman or sophomore year of high school. I would take the train into the city and have to pretend to be 21 or basically try and blend in as much as possible until I performed. My first solo gigs began when the bars I started playing these open mics at began offering me performance slots to what would be empty rooms. I loved just being able to perform outside of my hometown.
PEV: What can fans expect from a live Jared Weintraub show?
JW: Every show I play is a little bit different. Sometimes I’ll play with a full band, sometimes I’ll play an acoustic set with a female vocalist singing harmonies, but usually I will perform as a solo acoustic act. I love to play my original music but also love to throw in some covers in many different genres, which fans might not expect. No matter the set up or the venue fans can expect passion, enthusiasm, and fun. I also never wear shoes on stage!
PEV: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you step on stage to perform?
JW: I always prepare very seriously for each performance and am my harshest critic leading up to the show. When the actual performance comes I remind myself that I have put a lot of hard work and energy into preparing for this moment and to remember that the most important part of performing is to have fun and be focused emotionally on each song I perform. I love being in front of people so when I finally get to step on stage to perform I am usually more relaxed and confident than any other time in my life.
PEV: What is the best part about being on stage in front of an - Pens Eye View

Mix and match Justin Bieber's looks with John Mayer's voice and songwriting and you get a good picture of Jared Weintraub's talent. I recently had the privilege of featuring this precocious, young artist on the White Plains Cable/Internet show, "The Working Musician" (www.TheWorkingMusician.com). He accompanied himself on acoustic guitar and played all of the tunes off of "Full Band EP," his debut album. This recent University of Delaware graduate instantly mesmerized the camera crew, directors, and studio audience with his fervor and musical charisma. View the results yourself atWPCommunityMedia.org.

As the CD title suggests, "Full Band EP" features his group playing five original compositions. The musicians include Jared Weintraub (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex da Silva (bass), Alex Raderman (drums and percussion), Art "Ski" Halperin (banjo, guitar), Grant Fisher (lead/slide guitar), Nicole Scambia (backup vocals). Art Halperin produced and recorded the record, setting the vocals up front and center. The band provides an effective and sympathetic backdrop for the artist's "message."



On this effort, Weintraub tackles such disparate issues as love, positivity, and social injustice. "Angel/Devil" deals with the age old female dichotomy. "You looked like an angel. You had the Devil in your eye." "Why Won't It Rain" channels Eagle Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight" to describe the descent of a relationship. "Here we go again, pretending we can just be friends. We both know how this is gonna end. So why should we go through this again?" In the beautifully moving "Don't Be Afraid of Change," our hero stands behind a friend. "Don't be afraid of change. Nothing ever can stay the same. I'll be right here always. When you need a hand to hold and the world around feels cold, don't hesitate to call my name." The upbeat message continues with the island beat of "Positivity. "If I am to sit at a desk pushing papers after four hours of rest, I'll do it with a smile cause every day's worthwhile." In the anthemic "Stand Up," Weintraub urges us to effect change. "Stand up if you want to make a difference. Stand up if you want to make a change. Stand up cause the longer that you sit there the more the world will stay the same."



On "Full Band EP," Jared Weintraub spreads his youthful vigor with cheer and compassion. A very promising debut from a man destined to make a dent! - The Working Musician

(PCM) Jared Weintraub’s music is accessible, relaxed, and bright-eyed, a collection of anthems for barefoot summers, young romances, and carefree attitudes. His debut EP, Full Band (released in September 2012), is easy on the ears and can be played again and again without losing its appeal to the casual listener. But for those who take the time to digest Jared’s music, the young artist displays creativity, soul, and natural talent typical of a musician far beyond his years.
Throughout the EP, his soulful vocals, insightful lyrics, and soothing, positive style beg comparison to John Mayer, Ray Lamontagne, Bob Dylan, the Lumineers, and The Beatles. His EP also showcases stirring melodies, accenting airy rhythms with electric guitar flourishes and showing off a range of musical styles from rock to folk to reggae.
The result is a catchy, understandable, fun, and thoughtful recording that leaves the listener with the sense that Weintraub has much more in store.

Born in the suburbs of New York City, Jared began a precocious musical career when, at the ripe age of 12, he picked up the guitar and taught himself to play in order to support his love of singing. At 14, he was playing solo shows in Manhattan. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Weintraub and his collegiate acapella group, The Deltones, made it to the top 10 on the NBC reality show, “The Sing Off.” Jared has played to audiences in excess of 5,000 people, opened for James Maddock at New York’s historic Towne Crier Café, and maintains a loyal fan base that grows every day. - Unskinny Pop

(PCM) Jared Weintraub’s music is accessible, relaxed, and bright-eyed, a collection of anthems for barefoot summers, young romances, and carefree attitudes. His debut EP, Full Band (released in September 2012), is easy on the ears and can be played again and again without losing its appeal to the casual listener. But for those who take the time to digest Jared’s music, the young artist displays creativity, soul, and natural talent typical of a musician far beyond his years.
Throughout the EP, his soulful vocals, insightful lyrics, and soothing, positive style beg comparison to John Mayer, Ray Lamontagne, Bob Dylan, the Lumineers, and The Beatles. His EP also showcases stirring melodies, accenting airy rhythms with electric guitar flourishes and showing off a range of musical styles from rock to folk to reggae.
The result is a catchy, understandable, fun, and thoughtful recording that leaves the listener with the sense that Weintraub has much more in store.

Born in the suburbs of New York City, Jared began a precocious musical career when, at the ripe age of 12, he picked up the guitar and taught himself to play in order to support his love of singing. At 14, he was playing solo shows in Manhattan. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Weintraub and his collegiate acapella group, The Deltones, made it to the top 10 on the NBC reality show, “The Sing Off.” Jared has played to audiences in excess of 5,000 people, opened for James Maddock at New York’s historic Towne Crier Café, and maintains a loyal fan base that grows every day. - Unskinny Pop

Jared Weintraub’s music is accessible, relaxed, and bright-eyed, a collection of anthems for barefoot summers, young romances, and carefree attitudes. His debut EP, Full Band (released in September 2012), is easy on the ears and can be played again and again without losing its appeal to the casual listener. But for those who take the time to digest Jared’s music, the young artist displays creativity, soul, and natural talent typical of a musician far beyond his years.
Throughout the EP, his soulful vocals, insightful lyrics, and soothing, positive style beg comparison to John Mayer, Ray Lamontagne, Bob Dylan, the Lumineers, and The Beatles. His EP also showcases stirring melodies, accenting airy rhythms with electric guitar flourishes and showing off a range of musical styles from rock to folk to reggae.
The result is a catchy, understandable, fun, and thoughtful recording that leaves the listener with the sense that Weintraub has much more in store.

Born in the suburbs of New York City, Jared began a precocious musical career when, at the ripe age of 12, he picked up the guitar and taught himself to play in order to support his love of singing. At 14, he was playing solo shows in Manhattan. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Weintraub and his collegiate acapella group, The Deltones, made it to the top 10 on the NBC reality show, “The Sing Off.” Jared has played to audiences in excess of 5,000 people, opened for James Maddock at New York’s historic Towne Crier Café, and maintains a loyal fan base that grows every day.
His songwriting and singing skills are strong and are delivered with sincerity and passion. Jared Weintraub is clearly an artist on the rise. - That Music Magazine

Jared Weintraub’s music is accessible, relaxed, and bright-eyed, a collection of anthems for barefoot summers, young romances, and carefree attitudes. His debut EP, Full Band (released in September 2012), is easy on the ears and can be played again and again without losing its appeal to the casual listener. But for those who take the time to digest Jared’s music, the young artist displays creativity, soul, and natural talent typical of a musician far beyond his years.
Throughout the EP, his soulful vocals, insightful lyrics, and soothing, positive style beg comparison to John Mayer, Ray Lamontagne, Bob Dylan, the Lumineers, and The Beatles. His EP also showcases stirring melodies, accenting airy rhythms with electric guitar flourishes and showing off a range of musical styles from rock to folk to reggae.
The result is a catchy, understandable, fun, and thoughtful recording that leaves the listener with the sense that Weintraub has much more in store.

Born in the suburbs of New York City, Jared began a precocious musical career when, at the ripe age of 12, he picked up the guitar and taught himself to play in order to support his love of singing. At 14, he was playing solo shows in Manhattan. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Weintraub and his collegiate acapella group, The Deltones, made it to the top 10 on the NBC reality show, “The Sing Off.” Jared has played to audiences in excess of 5,000 people, opened for James Maddock at New York’s historic Towne Crier Café, and maintains a loyal fan base that grows every day.
His songwriting and singing skills are strong and are delivered with sincerity and passion. Jared Weintraub is clearly an artist on the rise. - That Music Magazine

Hello world and Merry Christmas to all, peace & love on earth! Like many of you I love Pandora. Do you know that Pandora has to pay $$ everytime we stream a song on their platforms? As you can imagine this can get quite costly. I suggest they begin paying per 500 or 1000 plays. I realize musicians need to get paid but I hope not at the cost of losing this revolutionary music genome technology. We need compromise on both sides! Now I said my gift to you all is music and I did not lie. NYC native Jared Weintraub is here with his smooth, melodic, and contagious sound. His ‘Full Band EP’ is out now and I will have it playing thru New Years! Join me as Jared speaks on getting into music, staying positive, and he was right about December 22.

Stoli: I love your sound. At what age would you say that you developed your sound and discovered who you are as a musician?

Jared Weintraub: Thanks! My sound is something I have been developing my entire life and am constantly experimenting with. I think that my sound is a reflection of wherever I am personally at that point in my life and how I express myself as an individual every day. Being an acoustic artist has always been a natural fit for me because I feel like I have a very simple and positive message in my songs that is easily expressed with a simple acoustic guitar and me singing. However, I also think that with this “Full Band” EP project I learned that adding other instruments and ideas into the simple music that I originally wrote, that I could expand on the messages and themes of my songs in a bigger way then I had imagined them. This realization is an example of how I think it’s very important to constantly question myself and try new things while also remaining true to the sound I have always known myself to be bound to.



Stoli: Growing up in your home how much did your friends/family encourage you to pursue music?

Jared Weintraub: My earliest memories revolve around music and my family. On my moms side my grandfather was always listening to Broadway musical soundtracks, or playing his mandolin. My uncle Art is also an incredible musician so I always remember seeing and hearing him perform which was a huge influence on me. On my dads side I have very earlymemories of playing the piano in my grandmother’s house, which was probably my earliest experimentation with creating music of my own. My family always taught me to do whatever you love and whatever makes you happy and somehow figure out a way to make it work. Music has always been that thing for me so I am very lucky to have a very loving and supporting family that has never second-guessed my decision to make music my life. I am also very lucky to have a lot of close friends who all do very different things in life and support each other in whatever ways we can. I was overwhelmed on the night of my EP release party when over 100 of my family and friends came to show their support for me. I am very thankful and grateful to have such incredible people in my life.



Stoli: You have been a solo artist for most of your career. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being solo as opposed to a group?

Jared Weintraub: I have! Obviously there are tons of advantages to being solo: You can rehearse anytime and anywhere, schedule any performance at anytime wherever you’d like, make decisions right away without consulting anybody else, and pretty much having the independence to do and go anywhere you’d like. However, there’s a lot of pressure being a solo artist because no matter what happens on or off stage you are ultimately responsible for the results. Doing a full band was an incredibly eye opening and positive experience for me since I had never tried it before. I love being surrounded by extremely talented musicians who brought out things in songs that I wrote that I would have never thought of or knew existed in my writing. I also love performing with other people because each person brings different perspective and energy into the music that I could not do acoustically. I love each of the two experiences and definitely plan on doing both in the future.



Stoli: I have your ‘Full Band’ EP and its great! How long were you writing & recording the songs and how did you choose the 5 on the EP?



Jared Weintraub: Thank you so much! I wrote the song “Why Won’t it Rain?” when I was 15 and “Positivity was written a week before rehearsals started with the band, so the “Full Band” EP is a collection of songs I’ve written over many different stages in my life. In choosing these 5 songs I tried to pick songs that I felt a deeper connection to than just the words or the music. I also wanted to make sure that they were songs that I thought would benefit from being recorded with a full band rather than the acoustic home recordings I’ve done in the past.



Stoli: If you were to do a music video for one single what would it be off the EP?



Jared Weintraub: I’ve thought abou - Skope Magazine

Hello world and Merry Christmas to all, peace & love on earth! Like many of you I love Pandora. Do you know that Pandora has to pay $$ everytime we stream a song on their platforms? As you can imagine this can get quite costly. I suggest they begin paying per 500 or 1000 plays. I realize musicians need to get paid but I hope not at the cost of losing this revolutionary music genome technology. We need compromise on both sides! Now I said my gift to you all is music and I did not lie. NYC native Jared Weintraub is here with his smooth, melodic, and contagious sound. His ‘Full Band EP’ is out now and I will have it playing thru New Years! Join me as Jared speaks on getting into music, staying positive, and he was right about December 22.

Stoli: I love your sound. At what age would you say that you developed your sound and discovered who you are as a musician?

Jared Weintraub: Thanks! My sound is something I have been developing my entire life and am constantly experimenting with. I think that my sound is a reflection of wherever I am personally at that point in my life and how I express myself as an individual every day. Being an acoustic artist has always been a natural fit for me because I feel like I have a very simple and positive message in my songs that is easily expressed with a simple acoustic guitar and me singing. However, I also think that with this “Full Band” EP project I learned that adding other instruments and ideas into the simple music that I originally wrote, that I could expand on the messages and themes of my songs in a bigger way then I had imagined them. This realization is an example of how I think it’s very important to constantly question myself and try new things while also remaining true to the sound I have always known myself to be bound to.



Stoli: Growing up in your home how much did your friends/family encourage you to pursue music?

Jared Weintraub: My earliest memories revolve around music and my family. On my moms side my grandfather was always listening to Broadway musical soundtracks, or playing his mandolin. My uncle Art is also an incredible musician so I always remember seeing and hearing him perform which was a huge influence on me. On my dads side I have very earlymemories of playing the piano in my grandmother’s house, which was probably my earliest experimentation with creating music of my own. My family always taught me to do whatever you love and whatever makes you happy and somehow figure out a way to make it work. Music has always been that thing for me so I am very lucky to have a very loving and supporting family that has never second-guessed my decision to make music my life. I am also very lucky to have a lot of close friends who all do very different things in life and support each other in whatever ways we can. I was overwhelmed on the night of my EP release party when over 100 of my family and friends came to show their support for me. I am very thankful and grateful to have such incredible people in my life.



Stoli: You have been a solo artist for most of your career. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being solo as opposed to a group?

Jared Weintraub: I have! Obviously there are tons of advantages to being solo: You can rehearse anytime and anywhere, schedule any performance at anytime wherever you’d like, make decisions right away without consulting anybody else, and pretty much having the independence to do and go anywhere you’d like. However, there’s a lot of pressure being a solo artist because no matter what happens on or off stage you are ultimately responsible for the results. Doing a full band was an incredibly eye opening and positive experience for me since I had never tried it before. I love being surrounded by extremely talented musicians who brought out things in songs that I wrote that I would have never thought of or knew existed in my writing. I also love performing with other people because each person brings different perspective and energy into the music that I could not do acoustically. I love each of the two experiences and definitely plan on doing both in the future.



Stoli: I have your ‘Full Band’ EP and its great! How long were you writing & recording the songs and how did you choose the 5 on the EP?



Jared Weintraub: Thank you so much! I wrote the song “Why Won’t it Rain?” when I was 15 and “Positivity was written a week before rehearsals started with the band, so the “Full Band” EP is a collection of songs I’ve written over many different stages in my life. In choosing these 5 songs I tried to pick songs that I felt a deeper connection to than just the words or the music. I also wanted to make sure that they were songs that I thought would benefit from being recorded with a full band rather than the acoustic home recordings I’ve done in the past.



Stoli: If you were to do a music video for one single what would it be off the EP?



Jared Weintraub: I’ve thought abou - Skope Magazine

The Full Band EP is the debut release from New York City’s Jared Weintraub. This young singer/songwriter was originally an acoustic artist, but this latest release is his first with a full band… hence Full Band EP. Weintraub is no rookie though. He began playing shows in NYC by the age of 14 and his collegiate acappella group, The Deltones, made the top 10 of NBC’s “The Sing Off”.

The first thing I thought of when listening to the Full Band EP is that this reminds me of the kind of thing most college girls I knew were into. Jared Weintraub sounds like the guy that played the folky/poppy tunes on his acoustic guitar in the quad that the ladies loved. This probably works out pretty well for him, and if I recall correctly, most guys either tried to be better than him or didn’t like him. Like this style or not though, it certainly wasn’t the worst idea for a guy like Jared.

The five tunes that make up the Full Band EP are nice and familiar, but Weintraub certainly isn’t breaking barriers here. The themes are relaxing and uplifting, and the lyrics leave clear messages that don’t challenge the listener. Jared certainly comes across as a kind and carefree soul offering up some breezy tunes for a nice spring or summer day. Think the songs of John Mayer (the poppy ones, not his rockin’ blues stuff), Matt Kearney, or Jason Mraz. While Weintraub does bring in the full band here, I feel that I would prefer the songs in an acoustic format, or at least a less involved band. The Full Band EPis good, but its finest moments are Jared Weintraub’s earnestness, which comes off best at his simplest. - Muzik Reviews

After having gone through Deltones training and a reality TV show competition, university alumnus Jared Weintraub will release his first EP album on Saturday.
Weintraub, who graduated in 2011 and lives in Westchester County, NY, said his music is similar to artists like Bob Dylan and John Lennon. He said the genre is a cross between indie, pop and folk.
The album, “Full Band EP,” will be available to download through online music providers and the physical CD will be sold in stores. He said the five tracks on the CD are his original lyrics and have a laidback sound.
“I write anything from typical love songs to basic commentary on how we have been brought up and how our generation has been raised and how we act,” Weintraub said. “There are songs about life in general and all the things we take for granted.”
He said he has been singing since childhood. When he was 12, the singer-songwriter realized he could sing without any instruments in the background. Then, he started to teach himself how to play guitar.
“I used to sing in my living room whenever my parents had friends over and put on little shows for them with my sister,” he said.
Some of his musical inspirations include Adele, Ray LaMontagne, the Beatles and his uncle, Art “Ski” Halperin, who is producing the album.
Halperin, who owns a recording studio in upstate New York, said he worked on the album with Weintraub for two months this summer.
“We would play live with the band and record the basic tracks,” he said “Then he [Weintraub] would come in and sing all his parts and we would sing in harmony.”
Weintraub is used to working with other singers because he was in the Deltones, a university a cappella group, for three years.
“I got to be with other amazing singers and learn from them,” he said. “I worked on becoming a better signer and singing with other people that I thought were just incredible.”
Weintraub said when he is not singing, he works for his family’s company that specializes in promotional products like T-shirts, hats and key chains.
He said as a Deltone he adopted a strict work ethic. He learned from other members of the group and gained experience singing in front of an audience. The Deltones were like Weintraub’s family, he said, and gave him honest feedback about his singing.
Junior and current Deltone Walter Pendleton said he is proud of Weintraub and thinks he deserves success from his album.
“Jared was definitely one of the leaders in the group,” Pendleton said. “He would always be really focused and he was a great person to have with us.”
Senior Deltone Alex Bliziotis went to Los Angeles with Weintraub to compete in the NBC reality television show “The Sing-Off.” He said Weintraub helped the group make it to TV. After producers saw the Deltones’ audition tape, they researched the singer and wanted him on the show.
“We sent an audition tape to NBC’s producers,” Bliziotis said. “They saw one of his videos on YouTube and the producer really, really liked it, and so he contacted Jared and it went from there.”
The group was there for a month and came in 10th place out of the 16 groups that competed on the show, Bliziotis said.
Halperin said he is proud of his nephew’s passion for music and his new album. He said enjoys watching Weintraub grow as a musician.
“I have known him for his whole life, and he just loves music,” Halperin said. “It’s good to see him grow and get better. That’s his true love.” - University of Delaware UD Review

After having gone through Deltones training and a reality TV show competition, university alumnus Jared Weintraub will release his first EP album on Saturday.
Weintraub, who graduated in 2011 and lives in Westchester County, NY, said his music is similar to artists like Bob Dylan and John Lennon. He said the genre is a cross between indie, pop and folk.
The album, “Full Band EP,” will be available to download through online music providers and the physical CD will be sold in stores. He said the five tracks on the CD are his original lyrics and have a laidback sound.
“I write anything from typical love songs to basic commentary on how we have been brought up and how our generation has been raised and how we act,” Weintraub said. “There are songs about life in general and all the things we take for granted.”
He said he has been singing since childhood. When he was 12, the singer-songwriter realized he could sing without any instruments in the background. Then, he started to teach himself how to play guitar.
“I used to sing in my living room whenever my parents had friends over and put on little shows for them with my sister,” he said.
Some of his musical inspirations include Adele, Ray LaMontagne, the Beatles and his uncle, Art “Ski” Halperin, who is producing the album.
Halperin, who owns a recording studio in upstate New York, said he worked on the album with Weintraub for two months this summer.
“We would play live with the band and record the basic tracks,” he said “Then he [Weintraub] would come in and sing all his parts and we would sing in harmony.”
Weintraub is used to working with other singers because he was in the Deltones, a university a cappella group, for three years.
“I got to be with other amazing singers and learn from them,” he said. “I worked on becoming a better signer and singing with other people that I thought were just incredible.”
Weintraub said when he is not singing, he works for his family’s company that specializes in promotional products like T-shirts, hats and key chains.
He said as a Deltone he adopted a strict work ethic. He learned from other members of the group and gained experience singing in front of an audience. The Deltones were like Weintraub’s family, he said, and gave him honest feedback about his singing.
Junior and current Deltone Walter Pendleton said he is proud of Weintraub and thinks he deserves success from his album.
“Jared was definitely one of the leaders in the group,” Pendleton said. “He would always be really focused and he was a great person to have with us.”
Senior Deltone Alex Bliziotis went to Los Angeles with Weintraub to compete in the NBC reality television show “The Sing-Off.” He said Weintraub helped the group make it to TV. After producers saw the Deltones’ audition tape, they researched the singer and wanted him on the show.
“We sent an audition tape to NBC’s producers,” Bliziotis said. “They saw one of his videos on YouTube and the producer really, really liked it, and so he contacted Jared and it went from there.”
The group was there for a month and came in 10th place out of the 16 groups that competed on the show, Bliziotis said.
Halperin said he is proud of his nephew’s passion for music and his new album. He said enjoys watching Weintraub grow as a musician.
“I have known him for his whole life, and he just loves music,” Halperin said. “It’s good to see him grow and get better. That’s his true love.” - University of Delaware UD Review